Advocacy Groups (Applied)

public agenda

a "to do list" of the actions that people want government to take

random sample

a group of people that are selected randomly in order to take a poll

Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)

a group of people with a common cause

public sphere

a place where society discusses the issues that affect everyone

public opinion poll

a poll taken to collect the public's thought on a given topic

advocacy group

a set of people dedicated to creating change based on their concerns or interests

activism

action to bring about political or social change

why do people join advocacy groups?

because the members want the government to do something about the topic/issue that they care about

public policy

law, regulation, or court decision

advocacy

supporting a cause

public opinion

the collective opinion of a lot of people on some issue/problem

margin of error

the difference in answers that could result of taking a different random sample and asking them the same polling question